Drowning ring for animal traps



April 24, 1928.

G. G. RUPERT DROWNING RING FOR ANIMAL TRAPS Filed Feb. 25. 192"!INVENTOR a (iRupa't ATTORNEY r Patented Apr. 24, 1928.

a and adapted fiexible member 14, which loop element 17 This inventionrelates to a new and useful p devicein the nature use-1n connection todrown the annnal Theobject of the invention is to provide a 7construction and ardrowning ring of rangement of parts,

with animal traps,

novel GEORGE p'nowmnc Rme' ron Annular; 'iimi s.

'lApplication filed February of a drowning ring, for adapted caught inthe said trap.

hereinafter more fully described, claimed and illustrated in the accompanying drawing, in which Fig. 1 shows a perspective view of myimproved drowning ring attached to an animal trap, as same would Fig. 2shows an enlarged perspective detail view of my improved fragmentaryperspective detail view of a modification of my improved Fig. 3 shows adrowning ring.

The annual trap appear when in use.

drowning ring.

10, such as ordinarily used to catch animals by the foot, which seldomkills the said animal, is provided with the usual chain 11', attachedthereto, and 'deending therefrom. The stake 12 is adjacent to, or at the13. The

is attached to the stake 12, an

is attached to the stake 15,

therefrom, and

driven into the ground,

edge of a body of water flexible member 14:, preferably rope,

d is extended driven into the bed of the body of water 13,

any desired distance from the As here embodied stake 12.

my improved drowning ring comprises a ring member 16, formed or bent,preferably of heavy w1re. The ring member 16, is provided with a'loopelement 17, formed or bent element substantially the ring member 16.

to receive at right angles thereto,

16, is formed or bent at 19, so as in the same plane as The abovementioned chain 11, is attached at its extended extremity to the loopelement 19 of the ring member 16.

It should be understood that at the base of the loop 17 the bentportions 16 and 17 are each other'and that when the ring 1s moved in thedirection of the bank of the stream, as shown in Fig. 1, the flexiblecord '14 will be-clampe'd between these adjacent portions.

the rotation of the ring tion is produced by r The clamping acwhich iseffected by the pull of an animal on the chain 11. When direction of thebank the animal pulls in the the ring is rotated anticlockwise as showninFig. 1, and the cord is the above mentioned is extended 7 to form aloop 23,1927; Serial 170,079.;

inched between the bent portions 16 and 17 but whenthe animalpulls inthe. oppo site direction, the ring is rotated anticlockwise releasingthe grip on the cord.

as will permit an animal 10, to move or run only It is obvious thatshould the said ani-' mal attempt to run away from the body of water 13,that the loop portion 17 of the rmg member 16, will bind on the flexiblemember 14, and prevent the animal from do- 1 In Fig. 2, of theaccompanying drawing, I have shown they loop portion 17 provided .with aserrated inner surface 20, so as to form-a plurality of'teeth, adaptedtosecurely grip the flexible member 14, should the animal caught in thetrap 10, attempt to run away from the body of water 13.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire toprotect by Let- 'pers Patent of the United States is as folows: Adrowning ring for animal traps comprismg a main ring, a loop connectedwith said ring, disposed substantially in the same plane thereof forattaching a trap thereto, and a loop on said ring opposite from saidfirst mentioned loop formed substantially at right angles to theplane ofsaid ring comprising slde' portions converged substantially adjacenteach other I verging sideportions being adapted to clamp a flexible cordthreaded through said last mentioned loop when said ring is moved in apredetermined direction.

, 2. In. an animal trap, the combination with a trap proper, of a chainattached to said trap, a drowning ring attached to the other end of saidchain comprising a ring having a loop disposed in a plane perpendicularthereto,

The above described construction is such at their base, said con- G.nornnn or DECATURLILLINCIS,

made integral therewith and V the base ofthe sides of said loop beingdistween the adjacent base portions of said loop substantially adjacentto each other, and a flexible cord threaded through said bank of astream and at the other torestrain movement of said trap away from 3. Adrowning ring for, animalscompris;

ing a ring proper, and a loop made integral with said ring, and disposed,substantially signature. perpendicularly thereto, having converging 4sidessubstantiallyadjacent to each other atv their base, the baseportions of saidiloop being adapted to clamp a. flexible cord when said'ring is moved in one direction and to releaseits-gripon-a cord whenmoved in the opposite direction.

In testimony whereof I have affixed my GEORGE e. RUPERT.

